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(No Model) G. TYLER. WOODEN FELLY FOR VEHICLE WHEELS.

No. 584,277. Patented June 8,1897.

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GEORGE TYLER, OF GLARKSBURG, CANADA.

WOODEN FELLY FOR VEHICLE-=WHEELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 584,277, dated June 8, 1897. Application filed Nov mb 4, 1896 Serial No. 611,076. (No model.) Patented in Canada December 7, 1896, No. 54,290.,

To (tZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE TYLER, of the village of Clarksburg, in the county of Grey and Province of Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented a certain new and useful Improved Joint for the ooden Fellies of Vehicleheels, (for which I have obtained Letters Patent in Canada, No. 54,290, dated December 7, 1896;) and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

The object of my invention is to produce a joint in the wooden felly of a bicycle or other vehicle wheel which shall be simple of construction, as well as strong and durable; but forfull comprehension of the manner in which the joint is made reference must be had to the accompanying drawings and following description and claim.

For the purpose of illustration I have shown my invention applied to the telly of a bicycle wheel, it being understood that the same may be employed in joining together the ends of the fellies of any vehicle-wheel.

In the said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a portion of the telly of a bicycle Wheel having the ends of same fitted together with my joint. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of same before being grooved to lit the tire, showing the formation of one half of my joint. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of same, showing the formation of the other half of the joint. Fig. 4 is a plan of the joint.

In the drawings similar letters of reference indicate like parts in the different figures.

A represents one end of the felly, and B the other end of same. In commencing to form the joint I cut out on the end A a number of grooves a, having between them the tongues a. These tongues and grooves preferably run parallel with the sides of the folly, but may be slightly tapered, if found desirable. The point a of the last inner groove a extends in beyond the center of the folly, which latter is indicated by the dot no, say to half the width of one of the grooves. From the point a I make a cut in a diagonal direction, extending back through the center of the felly and past same until the point 0/- is reached.

This point a lies as far on the opposite side of the center a". of the telly as the point a extends on its side, and this diagonal cut a forms one half of what I term the locking portion of my joint. From the point 04 1 out another series of tongues a and grooves 0., also preferably running parallel With the edges of the folly and extending to the opposite side of same from which the grooves a and tongues a are cut. The two series of tongues and grooves, together with the diagonal out or looking portion a comprise one half of the joint. (See Fig.

On the end B of the felly (see Fig. 3) I cut a number of tongues 19, having between them the grooves 12, until the point 79 is reached. This point 6 extends to a distance beyond the center 00 of the folly in the same manner as the point a and from the point 12 I again out outward in a diagonal direction, passing through the center a: and beyond same till I reach the point Z2 thus forming another diagonal or looking portion 12 which corre sponds to the locking portion (i From 11 I out another series of grooves 19 and tongues 11 which extend to the opposite edge of the telly from which the tongues 72 and grooves b were out. These last two series of tongues and grooves, together with the locking portion b comprise the remaining half of my joint.

The putting together of the joint is accomplished by first giving the edges of the tongues, grooves, and locking portions a coat in g of glue and then bringing the ends A and B together, so that the tongues a and tongues a come over the grooves b and grooves b and the tongues 19 and 19 come over the grooves a and a and the diagonal or looking portions a and Z2 coincide with each other. The two ends A and B are now pressed or hammered, so that the different tongues, grooves, and locking portions enter into their respective places and the jointing of the tWo ends is finished. The two series of tongues and grooves in each of the ends A and B prevent all danger of the telly spreading in a cross direction, while the diagonal or looking portions a and b prevent same spreading longitudinally, and when the spokes and tires are in position they remove any danger of the outward or inward separation of the joint, and by these means a very strong and simply-constructed joint is formed.

I Wish it to be distinctly understood thatI grooves a, in one end of the felly, of the do not limit myself to the number of tongues tongues b and b on the other end, of the two and grooves in the joint, nor to the running locking portions 01, and b and of the tongues of same parallel with the edges of the telly, a and a and the corresponding grooves b 15 5 nor to the placing of the locking portions so and If, all arranged and put together in subthat they cut the center of the felly at the stantially the manner specified.

middle of their length; but Toronto, September 12, 1896.

What I do claim, and desire to secure by GEORGE TYLER. Letters Patent, is as follows: WVitnesses: 10 In a joint for the Wooden fellies of vehicle- ELISABETH KEITH,

Wheels, the combination of the grooves a and ANNIE TYLER. 

